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Preston-Beaumont is one of the premade Parafolk households that ship with Paralives, and one of the eleven families given a developer-written biography. It is placed on a lot in the town of Melino in the default save. The household is built around a single idea: a family that looks like the picture of suburban success while quietly carrying the pressures hidden behind its white picket fence.

The household has four members: Gerard Preston, Pauline Beaumont, their daughter Zoé Preston-Beaumont, and the new baby Adrien Preston-Beaumont. The premise hands the player a ready-made domestic drama rather than a blank slate.

Household Facts

Family Premise

On the surface the Preston-Beaumonts present as an aspirational household, the kind of family that fits the tidy suburban ideal. The developer biography invites the player to look behind the white picket fence, where the picture is more complicated. Pauline is written as rigid and exacting. Gerard struggles to balance his work against his home life. Their daughter Zoé is still finding herself, and she is doing it while adjusting to life with the household’s new baby, Adrien.

Because each adult carries a different tension, the household works as a set of intertwined arcs the player can lean into or resolve. The newborn also makes Preston-Beaumont a natural showcase for the family side of the simulation, where pregnancy outcomes, infant care, and growing up all come into play.

Playing the Household

As a placed household, Preston-Beaumont can be loaded directly in Live Mode without any setup. The four Parafolk are subject to the same systems as any others: the Needs System, Emotions, and the broader Relationships and Social System. Gerard’s work-life balance plays out through the Careers system, while Zoé and Adrien sit on the younger Lifestages tiers, with Adrien beginning at the Baby stage.

Players are free to keep the family as written or reshape it in the Paramaker. The studio has confirmed that every premade Parafolk is edit-friendly, so the household’s look and even its relationships can be adjusted without losing the underlying setup.

Status in the Launch Build

The Preston-Beaumont household is confirmed as part of the premade lineup that shipped with the Early Access launch on May 25, 2026. It is one of the placed households in the pre-made town of Melino, meaning players who load the default save will find the family already living on its lot. The developer-written biography that frames the household is part of this launch cast.

Out of Scope

Exact per-character ages, starting funds, Vibes, Lifestyles, Talents, and the specific lot the household occupies in Melino have not been confirmed by the studio and are community-reported. Anything beyond the four named members, their relationships, and the developer-written premise should be treated as unconfirmed until a future studio post fills in the details.